Horticulture Development

Special Promotional Programme for Horticulture Development Definition of Horticulture: Horticulture may be broadly defined as the Science and art of growing fruits, vegetables and flowers and crops like spices condiments and other plantation crops. It is a science of cultivation of Garden plants. The word Horticulture in derived from the Latin word Hortus meaning enclosure … Read more

07.02.18(MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Aided by swarozgar yojana, beficiaries set up msmes   Beneficiaries are being helped through Mukhya Mantri Swarozgar Yojana to set up new MSME units in the State. Financial assistance of Rs  647.58 crore has been made available to 18,722 beneficiaries in this fiscal year.   Minister of State (Independent Charge) Micro, Small and … Read more

09.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to digitise all historical records; 10k pages a day With an aim to protect old and fragile documents, the Rajasthan government is digitising 10,000 pages daily to preserve administrative and historical records of Rajputana’s princely states.   The move will further boost the state government’s effort to use technology to improve the lives … Read more

09.03.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Shivraj Singh Chouhan Announces Pension For Single Women   Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Women’s day announced ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Kosh’ scheme under which women who aren’t married and are above the age of 50 will be given pension.   Chouhan also took the occasion to assert that any person who … Read more

21.11.17 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affair

MADHYA PRADESH   MADHYA PRADESH TO BE A HUB OF STARTUP COMPANIES: SHIVRAJ   Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh will be made a hub of start-up companies with the assistance of young entrepreneurs. He called upon the young entrepreneurs not to let their business ideas die. Government will promote innovative ideas … Read more

09.05.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Mou signed on ppp mode for placement services   The last financial year was a year of achievements as transmission capacity increased to 162000 MW and transmission system availability was 99.15 per cent.   The Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company has achieved transformation capacity of 55880.5 MVA, installing of high power supply lines … Read more

01.05.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Contrary to govt’s claims, large number of MP villages yet to be electrified Amid government claims of rural electrification, people in a large number of villages in the backward region of Bundelkhand continue to languish in darkness as there is no electricity supply. There are dozens of such villages in Chhatarpur alone.   For hundreds of villages … Read more